The memory boxes I made for parents who have lost a baby in the NICU. For Kylie's birthday party, we got together and decorated memory boxes. We made 16 total, and they were truly gorgeous. We took them to the NICU the next day, and they were so well-received. What a blessing to offer parents a gift of comfort, as our memory box is a priceless gift we have been given to hold Kylie's things. 
Daddy made THREE memory boxes and did a GREAT job at it. He was very proud to make boxes in honor of his special baby girl. What a good husband I have, huh? =) I think his turned out better than mine, to be quite honest.
This is the absolutely gorgeous cake my sister baked for Kylie's birthday party. Isn't it just amazing? I know Kylie is smiling down on her Aunt Ashley every day, just in awe of her creativity and her ability to create beautiful cakes. Just an amazing talent my sissy has.
Kylie's first birthday decorations at her headstone. One year later, the grass is finally covering the entire place that was once dirt and barren. The flowers on top and in her vase are from her Grammy and Gramps (my parents), the bird house is from her Aunt Ashley, Uncle Jon, and Nick-Nick, and the sign and balloon are from Mommy, Daddy, and Jaycee. I think it was a beautiful way to decorate for her!
October 1 was a hard, difficult day for me and us. We spent the day buying scrapbooking items for Kylie's party, and we went to lunch with Miss Carolyn, Kylie's sweet primary care nurse from the NICU. Miss Carolyn, ironically, took care of Kylie on October 2nd for the first time (the day of Kylie's party) and she was also Kylie's nurse on the day Kylie passed (and several, several days in between!). That night for dinner, we went as a family to Olive Garden, as it was the place Mom and Chris and I went to eat the first day I was out of the hospital and we left the NICU to go home for the night. It just had some sentimental value to us.
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